Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Egypt
Egypt: Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of was 99 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
99
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 20 countries
All-time high
99
in 2001
All-time low
80
in 1980
Years of data
46
1980–2025
Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Egypt, 1980–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Egypt is 99, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Egypt peaked at 99 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 80, in 1980.
Egypt ranks 1st of 20 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 80 | — |
| 1981 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 87 | +8.8% |
| 1985 | 94 | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 93 | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 95 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 95 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 91 | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 93 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 94 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 96 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 94 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 97 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 95 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 95 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 97 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 99 | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 99 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 99 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.5, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 87.8 | 80 | 96 | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.8 | 91 | 98 | 10 |
| 2000s | 98 | 97 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.9 | 94 | 97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.5 | 95 | 99 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4524 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Egypt?
- Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Egypt was 99 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 80 in 1980.
- How does Egypt rank for percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of?
- Egypt ranks 1st out of 20 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of DTP-containing vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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